fn:sort-by

Sorts a supplied sequence, based on the value of a number of sort keys supplied as functions.

sort-by($input as item()*, $keys as record(key? as (fn(item()) as xs:anyAtomicType*)?, collation? as xs:string?, order? as enum('ascending', 'descending')?)*) ➔ item()*

Arguments
	$input	item()*		The input sequence
	$keys	record(key? as (fn(item()) as xs:anyAtomicType*)?, collation? as xs:string?, order? as enum('ascending', 'descending')?)*		The sort key definitions
Result		item()*

Namespace

http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions

Links to W3C specifications

XPath 4.0 Functions and Operators

Saxon availability

Available in XPath 4.0, XSLT 4.0, and XQuery 4.0, provided that 4.0 features are enabled (see Enabling 4.0 features). Requires Saxon-PE or Saxon-EE. Implemented since Saxon 13. Available for all platforms.